RETRO WEDNESDAYS: This month marks 43 years since the blizzard of '79 wreaked havoc on Chicagoans. Check out this CBS 2 archived footage from that snowy day, with Bill Kurtis. The blizzard of '79 cost Mayor Michael Bilandic his bid for reelection, but it didn't dump as much snow on Chicago as another blizzard that struck a dozen years earlier. Here are some images of the blizzard of '67, 55 years ago today: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/6191213-remembering-historic-1967-blizzard-55-years-ag
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On May 25, 1979, Flight 191 crashed shortly after takeoff from O’Hare, killing 273 people. It remains the worst airline crash on U.S. soil. | Chicago Tribune
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The most watched air disaster in American history | The Chicago crash | AA flight 191 DC-10 crash at Chicago AA 191 was a commercial flight operated by American Airlines that crashed on May 25, 1979, in Des Plaines, Illinois, shortly after takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The flight was en route to Los Angeles, California, with 271 passengers and crew members on board. The cause of the crash was determined to be a mechanical failure in the left engine of the McDonnell Dougla
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On this date in 1979, Flight 191 from O'Hare to Los Angeles crashed moments after take off. It remains the deadliest plane crash on U.S. soil. 273 people died. Chicago Tribune's coverage of the crash: trib.in/2rV7Myb | WGN TV
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